Russia is moving detained US basketball star Brittney Griner to a penal colony, her lawyers say, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterates that the United States has put forward a"substantial offer" to Russia to resolve her case.Russia is moving detained US basketball star Brittney Griner to a penal colony, her lawyers have said, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House.
She "is now on her way to a penal colony," lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov said in a statement on Wednesday. "Every minute that Brittney Griner must endure wrongful detention in Russia is a minute too long," Jean-Pierre said in a statement. Griner, a two-time Olympic basketball gold medalist and Women's NBA champion, had been in Russia to play for the professional Yekaterinburg team during her off-season from the Phoenix Mercury Women's National Basketball Association side.
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